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Myland Community Primary School

Community school · Colchester · CO4 5LD

Ages 5–11 · 307 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Improved significantly

KS2 expected (RWM)

74%

Overall absence

4.5%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Improved significantly

Inspection date

2025-04-01

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)74%
Higher standard (RWM)24%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.1%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
280

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

307 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
307
Boys / girls
167 / 140
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
307 / 315 (97%)
Free school meals
8.5%
FSM pupils
26
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Debbie Griggs

Location

Address
Mill Road, Mile End
Postcode
CO4 5LD
Town
Colchester
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Colchester, Essex, 307 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 8.5%.

Open schools in Colchester
103
Primary schools in Colchester
73
Academies among open schools in Colchester
43% (44)
Open schools in CO4
22
Primary in CO4
16
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS258%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM16.6%

    0.5 miles away

  • Camulos Academy

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    • KS263%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM16.7%

    0.6 miles away

  • Braiswick Primary School

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    • KS255%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM15.0%

    1.0 miles away

  • Highwoods Community Primary School

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    • KS273%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM17.2%

    1.0 miles away

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    • KS275%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM24.8%

    1.1 miles away

  • North Primary School and Nursery

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM19.1%

    1.2 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Miss Debbie Griggs
Telephone
01206852109
Website
www.myland.essex.sch.uk/

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